Vols-Alabama game was most-watched sports event

Tennessee’s game against Alabama was the most-watched sports event on television in the local market over the weekend after earning a 25.7 rating, according to WTVF-5 research and program director Mark Binda.

Butch Jones watches his team play against No. 1 Alabama on Oct. 16, 2016.

A total of 259,981 Nashville households tuned in to CBS (WTVF-5 locally) Saturday to watch the Vols lose to Alabama 49-10 at Neyland Stadium.

It was the highest-rated Vols game this season.

The UT-Alabama game posted a 2.9 higher rating than the Titans-Browns game also on WTVF-5, on Sunday. That game, which the Titans won 28-26 at Nissan Stadium, earned a 22.8 rating (230,645 households)..

It marked the fourth time this season a Vols game posted a higher rating than a Titans game.

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota gains big yards in the third quarter Sunday to set up running back DeMarco Murray’s touchdown.

The Vanderbilt at Georgia game on the SEC Network on Saturday posted earned a 5.1 rating (51,592 households). It was telecast on the SEC Network and was the eighth-most watched sports event in the local market.

The highest-rated major league baseball playoff game last week was the Cubs-Giants (Oct. 11), which posted a 2.5.